With the rising popularity of relatively affordable streaming services, the cost of attending a movie — from tickets to refreshments — has priced out some Americans.

In the summer of 2000, a big-budget superhero movie was about as far from a sure thing as Hollywood could imagine. The state of the genre was dire: Batman’s popularity was on the decline after fans ...

In a bid to kickoff a new era for DC Studios, James Gunn’s “Superman” opened with $122 million in U.S. and Canada ticket ...